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The official Instagram of the US Major League Baseball and "Seattle Mariners" was updated on the 11th of Japan time. Two-shot photos of Shohei Ohtani of "Los Angeles Angels" who was visiting "T-Mobile Park" in Seattle, the home of the Mariners on an expedition, and Ichiro, who is a special assistant and instructor with a chairman at the Mariners, have been released. I am.
Ichiro and Shohei Ohtani reunited in Seattle (Image from "Seattle Mariners" official Instagram)After graduating from Aiko Daimeiden High School, Ichiro joined Orix Blue Wave (currently Orix Buffaloes) in 1991 in 4th place in the draft. After being overtaken by Akira Ohgi at the time and becoming the number one batter, he achieved the feat of 200 hits in the season, the first in the history of Nippon Professional Baseball, in the 122nd game.
In 2000, transferred to the Mariners with the first Japanese posting system. He became the first Japanese fielder to become a major leaguer, and on August 7, 2016, he had 3,000 hits in the major leagues, and on April 22, 2018, he had 4367 hits in Japan and the United States. I left it.
Old and new major leaguers shaking hands (images from MLB official Instagram)On the other hand, Otani is the player who is the most major league baseball player of the season, with 33 home runs at the top of both leagues, 4 wins as a pitcher, and a pitcher in the all-star game as a real dual wield player for pitchers and fielders.
Two representatives of the baseball world are reunited in Seattle. Otani rushed to shake hands with Ichiro, who was defending his right wing while practicing with the team, and chatted for about 3 minutes. The two of us were surrounded by a peaceful atmosphere from beginning to end, such as being included in a commemorative photo. The Mariners official Instagram posted "Game recognize game", and the MLB official Twitter posted "Legendary." With the Japanese flag. We praise the achievements of the two who have become "legends to live" in a foreign land.
Baseball fans who saw the two pictures also said, "This picture should be saved forever !!" "I wanted to see pitcher Otani VS batter Ichiro because it's okay once." "The best and the strongest second." It seemed that he couldn't hide his excitement in the face-to-face meeting between the strongest top batter in Japanese history and the real two-sword style that is thrilling now.
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